Eastern Washington University presidential candidate Timothy Mescon spoke at a May 29 public forum and, among other things, he shared some of the unique aspects of what has transpired under his leadership at the Columbus, Ga. school.

The school that was founded less than 60 years ago in 1958 and has an enrollment of about 8,300 is proud of an aggressive international recruiting effort that has focused largely in India and China but is pointing to Great Britain, he told the audience.

Mescon is not welded to his desk in the president's office and boasted of having made some 100 visits to high...